, 1887-12-21
SINKING WELLS.
The Matter Comes Up For Discus
sion in the Council.
An Experimental Well Will Soon Be
Sunk.
Topics and Discussions of An In
teresting Meeting.

dom that an alderman car be found in the
city hall at that time, however, and it is
usually $50 before the mayor or presid-
Ing officer raps for order. Last evening
it was fifteen minutes Inter when Alder
man Altman, who was selected to act In
absence of the mayor and president of the
council, assembled the rostrum and re-
quested City Clerk Kuykendall to call the
roll. For fully an hour prior t. the pre-
siding officers action the group of council-
men and officials gathered around the
stove had been engaged in discussions
upon various subjects. for the most part
bearing upon the welfare Of the city, with
a few words about the approaching holi-
days and other current topics.
All members of the council except
Messrs. Whitcomb, Draper and Ham
mond were present.
The petition of John Robe1i Is request
ing that the council make arrangements
for the sale of two lots included in the
Lake M%innehaha water reservation was
referred TO the 6uauce committee. The
gentleman owns six lots in the block and
desires to secure possession of the remain
ing two. As the property in question is
not used Iby the city at present it will
probably be cold to Mr.. Roberts.
The street and alley committee will act
upon the report of City Engineer Miller
suggesting the removal of frogs, switches,
coal piles and other Instructions placed at
certain specified crossings by the Chey-
enne & Burlington and Union Pacific
railways. The report was quite an elabo-
rate document, mentioning accurately the
Entertainments upon the various highways
by the companies.
The engineers estimate of the cost of
laying 1850 feet of pipe from the inter
section of Sixteenth and Russell streets to
the Cheyenne & Burlington round house,
was received and placed on record. He
says the price should be about twenty
cents per foot.
Engineer Miller also presented a map
of the Odd Fellows and Jewish cemete-
RIGS A plat Of the grant to the Catholic
congregation will soon be forthcoming,
when proper deeds will be issued 10 the
grantees.
Two bids for the laying of pipe to the
Cheyenne & Burlington round house
were opened. P. S. Cook will perform
the work, using four inch pipe, for TWEEN
ty-slx cents per foot, while O'Brien &
Lawler will assess the city twenty-five
cents per foot for the Job.
O'Brien and Lawlcr being the lowest
responsible bidders, were awarded the
contract.
AT this iuncture Mr.. Hoyt, chairman of
the board Of trade water committee, ad-
dressed the council on this most vital
question. He stated hat Mr.. Swan is de-
sirous of obtaining a reply to his bid sub
mitted for the sinking or driving of an ar
tesian well. MI. Hoyt spoke to the point
upon this subject, calling the attention of
the council to the importance of demon
strating to outsiders the fact hat there
was plenty o. water available here if those
desiring 10 obtain the fluid would sink
wells.
Mr.. Altman requested the opinion of
the city attorney upon the legal aspect of
the matter. desiring to avoid vexatious in
reference by anyone wLo might be OPP
posed to the enterprise. Mr.. VanDeven-
| TOR raplIol tlof tho lrostonoaz L. LII.
had not been made in accordance with the
provisions of the charter and that there
was a possibility of litigation resulting.
This opinion disposed of the bids for well
sinking under consideration.
Aldermen Hunt, Keefe and Murray
spoke upon the subject. All were in favor
of the project of sinking a well, but real
lied that various obstacles existed.
Mr.. Swan, the well contractor, assured
the council that an ~inixhaustible supply of
good water could be found at a depth of
Cos feet.
Mr.. Hunt moved that advertisement
and estimates be made for the sinking of
an experimental2well $50 feet deep, ten
inch pipe to be used at top and eight inch
at bottom in order that it might be contin-
ued to a depth of 1000 feet if the council
SO elected. Adopted.
An ordinance granting the right of way
for laying of gas mains for the distribu-
ton of water gas was referred to the fin
ance committee. Will r. Swan Gen II